David M. Waters
 Waters pictured in The 1930 Quill, Lincoln University yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 5, 1897 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | August 4, 1981 (aged 84) Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1916–1918 | Lincoln (PA) |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1918 | Lincoln (PA) |
| Track and field | |
| c. 1916–1919 | Lincoln (PA) |
| Positions | Quarterback (football) Center fielder (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1927 | North Carolina College |
| 1929–1931 | Lincoln (MO) |
| Basketball | |
| 1929–1930 | North Carolina College |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1927–? | North Carolina Central |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 13–8–4 (football) |
David M. Waters (January 5, 1897 – August 4, 1981) was an American college football and college basketball coach and educator. He served as the head football coach at the North Carolina College for Negroes—now known as North Carolina Central University–in Durham, North Carolina, for one season, in 1927, and Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri from 1929 to 1931.
Waters was born in Savannah, Georgia.[1] He attended Lincoln University in Lower Oxford Township, Pennsylvania, where he played football as a quarterback from 1916 to 1918. He also played baseball at Lincoln as a center fielder, and competed in track and field for four years, captain the 1919 team.[2] He then coached at Georgia State College—now known as Savannah State University—before being hired as the head football coach at North Carolina College in 1927.[3] He was also the athletic director at North Carolina College.[2]
Waters earned a master's degree in education from Columbia University. In the 1930s, he was professor at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[4][5] Waters later taught for 27 years in Trenton, New Jersey. He died on August 4, 1981, at Mercer Medical Center in Trenton.[1]
Head coaching record
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[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina College Eagles (Independent) (1927) | |||||||||
| 1927 | North Carolina College | 4–2–1 | |||||||
| North Carolina College: | 4–2–1 | ||||||||
| Lincoln Blue Tigers (Independent) (1929–1931) | |||||||||
| 1929 | Lincoln | 3–2–1 | |||||||
| 1930 | Lincoln | 1–4 | |||||||
| 1931 | Lincoln | 5–0–1 | |||||||
| Lincoln: | 9–6–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 13–8–4 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Retired City Teacher David M. Waters, 84". Trenton Times. Trenton, New Jersey. August 7, 1981. p. C2. Retrieved May 27, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ a b Hartshorn, Hadley, ed. (1930). "The 1930 Quill". The Quill. Jefferson City, Missouri: Senior Class of Lincoln University: 52. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
- ^ "Dave Waters To Coach North Carolina College Grid Team". The Birmingham Reporter. Birmingham, Alabama. September 17, 1927. p. 7. Retrieved May 27, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Southern Names New Faculty Members". The Louisiana Weekly. New Orleans, Louisiana. September 21, 1935. p. 3, section 2. Retrieved May 27, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Southern Univ. Registers 829". Journal and Guide. Norfolk, Virginia. October 12, 1935. p. 5. Retrieved May 27, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Benny Waters". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; D. Waters". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
- ^ "North Carolina Central University Football Records Book" (PDF). North Carolina Central University. p. 44. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
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